Example sentences of "he [is] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The haulier should be aware of this possibility , especially in the context of insurance cover , where the obligation on him is to act in the utmost good faith when disclosing material facts on the proposal form . |
| 2 | Most of what is known about him is derived from a Life by Izaak Walton published in 1670 . |
| 3 | Mr Watson said : ‘ It is the intention of Coun Garvey as long as he retains control of his private prosecution to seek that it be directed to the crown court on the basis that the allegation against him is heading towards the crown court and it would be sensible to have the two alleged criminal acts tried arising out of the same incident tried before the same court . ’ |
| 4 | The stallion ( left ) is relaxed but vigilant ; the mare next to him is bothered by the foal pushing between them from behind : her ears show the focus of her attention , while her wrinkled nostril betrays irritation . |
| 5 | If he s standing on the half way line — picking his arse there s a good chance that he s not been told to do that . |
| 6 | He is advising on a draft bill for a new law to protect Britain 's archaeological heritage better , but he is the kind of academic to whom the government turns for advice on all kinds of matters , not just his own specialisations : last year , for example , he was responsible for the Report on the National Curriculum in art education in schools . |
| 7 | He is served by a lovely cast who lift a gossamer-thin veil to show the misunderstandings and subtle warrings which make up human relations in all their glory . |
| 8 | He is employed as a Graduate Trainee in Production Planning . |
| 9 | He is employed as an assistant to the Production Director and is attending a SCOTVEC day release course in Business Studies . |
| 10 | He is employed by a Sett of Noble Men ( by my recommendation ) to collect seeds and specimens of rare plants ’ . |
| 11 | Where he is employed by the society , that will be indicated below the signature . |
| 12 | He is charged with the murder of all three women , his wife , daughter and mother-in-law sometime between the 14th and 20th of August . |
| 13 | Instead , he is limited to a sum which reflects the difference between what he actually paid for the property , and what the Court thinks he would have paid had he known of the defect at the time he bought it . |
| 14 | In praising the Nun 's Priest , however , he is limited to a motif of sexual worth that inescapably recalls the fabliau : which is what he had imagined of the Monk ( VII : 1945 ) . |
| 15 | I drew him that , I gave him one of those [ pointing to the jumper he is wearing in the picture ] . |
| 16 | He is referring to a study published last year in the British Medical Journal in which the complementary therapy of chiropractic was compared with conventional physiotherapy in the treatment of low back pain . |
| 17 | When he says that ‘ English ’ relates to such cultural characteristics as ‘ objectivity ’ in specific ways , he is referring to a language-system , not to English in the loose everyday sense . |
| 18 | When he talks of the ‘ metal landscape ’ he is referring to the world of the train and not to the one of green landscapes which we would expect . |
| 19 | He is referring to the fact that people are prepared to compromise and will accept half-measures . |
| 20 | As we have seen , Gandhi recognizes that no single religion can embody the whole truth , and that all particular religions contain errors since they are human constructs or formulations , but does it follow necessarily that when he speaks of Religion underlying all human constructs , or at the heart of all religions , he is referring to an ‘ essence ’ of an ‘ entity ’ or a ‘ primordial form ’ of religion after the fashion of Schleiermacher ? |
| 21 | How , for example , can a man be a British citizen when he is born in a foreign country of foreign parents and has never been naturalised ? |
| 22 | He is assisted by a network of regional chairmen . |
| 23 | He is assisted by a technical director , Allan Cook , formerly head of accounting research at Shell , and seven other members . |
| 24 | Executive power is vested in the President , elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage : he is assisted by a Council of Ministers . |
| 25 | When acting in a judicial capacity he is thrown back on his own resources , whereas in his ministerial capacity he is assisted by the staff of a major department of state . |
| 26 | Indeed , when Bernard Bergonzi complains of the uniformity of the novels he is obliged as a reviewer to read , he gives as a sample situation a scenario that could well be based on The Languages of Love : ‘ a very sensitive , rather neurotic girl , living in an Earls Court bedsitter and having sexual difficulties ’ ( 1979:24 ) . |
| 27 | He is flanked by the Angels |
| 28 | Nevertheless , one reason why Mr Hammer 's message has been received so eagerly is that , to a large extent , he is preaching to the converted . |
| 29 | And he is blessed with a beautiful , evenly produced , voice . |
| 30 | His real crime is that he is suspected by the Radical Party and militant members of the ruling Socialists ( ex-communists ) of plotting with the army , of which he was the nominal head , to stage a coup . |